Bilotta will be transferred to Ottawa, where she will be reunited with her son and the two will live under 24-hour supervision at Norwood House. The home is for women at risk of becoming involved with the law.

Bilotta was in custody at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre on Sept. 29 when she tried in vain to convince staff that she was in labour and needed help.

Bryonie Baxter, executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society, which advocates on behalf of woman who come into conflict with the law, told the Ottawa Citizen that Bilotta screamed for hours but the nursing staff at the jail did not take her seriously.

Bilotta was incarcerated on Sept. 24 for breach of bail conditions while awaiting trial on fraud and drug charges.